Well, I got the truck Friday night after the clutch in the Turtle went out. It uses considerably less fuel than the van, and it'll burn out from a standstill (no power braking necessary)! I have already put my infamous Sony headunit into it. (I did that today after school :) ) Now all I need to get are speakers/subwoofer and I have audio taken care of.

In the end though, designing a new center console would be the best. You can not only add the screen, but all the comonents and PC in one area. The only mod you will have to make is a ignition wire from the radio harness to the PSU.

09-01-2010, 06:37 PM

freeflashstuff

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Originally Posted by 1996C1500

I'd like to see what you come up with. Is your truck a standard cab or extended? I am almost done with my console, you'll have to check it out when I update my worklog.

Mine is a 2-door extended cab. I can see what I want in my head, I just need to take measurements and get it put into Sketchup so I'll have something to work with...

In the end though, designing a new center console would be the best. You can not only add the screen, but all the comonents and PC in one area. The only mod you will have to make is a ignition wire from the radio harness to the PSU.

That screen in the factory stereo spot qualifies as a mod. I got an exception for the headunit because there was a kit to replace the center vent part where it went. I could put that screen in the headunit's place, but that would defeat the purpose of installing the headunit in the first place! (I NEED MY AUX INPUT! :) ) I like the console the way it is, I'm just thinking of making an addition to the "slopey" part at the end to where it doesn't interfere with the dash.

I'll try to get pictures up in the next couple of days. School has me under its thumb right now, and I feel like I'm getting sick, so I need something to help me "sweat it out." :)

09-01-2010, 07:20 PM

HiJackZX1

Is your Mom making these rules!!!!!!!!!!!! She is being way too strict. Like overly overly strict. My Mom tried to do that with my Porsche (before it died) and then my Durango. I say these few words, "Who bought the d@mn thing" (me of course) so after me saying it about 20 times, she no longer nags me.

09-01-2010, 08:17 PM

freeflashstuff

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Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

Is your Mom making these rules!!!!!!!!!!!! She is being way too strict. Like overly overly strict. My Mom tried to do that with my Porsche (before it died) and then my Durango. I say these few words, "Who bought the d@mn thing" (me of course) so after me saying it about 20 times, she no longer nags me.

Well, in this case, she bought it. The other two were my dad and me. He didn't care, and neither did I. But this one is her "baby" since she bought it practically new and it's in her name at the moment so she can dictate what I can and can't do to it. But, since it presents the "NO-MOD CHALLENGE" (as I like to call it), I see it as just another obstacle to overcome... :evil:

09-02-2010, 01:43 AM

HiJackZX1

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Originally Posted by freeflashstuff

Well, in this case, she bought it. The other two were my dad and I. He didn't care, and neither did I. But this one is her "baby" since she bought it practically new and it's in her name at the moment so she can dictate what I can and can't do to it. But, since it presents the "NO-MOD CHALLENGE" (as I like to call it), I see it as just another obstacle to overcome... :evil:

I wish you luck. I dont know if you remember back in the day. Worklog 1 (which was deleted, im on my third now), but that was a requirement for my install. It had to stay factory and be able to be returned to a sell able state. As you can see I had to drop that mentality to get what I wanted and I am happy with the out come. I hope you can work with the challenge.